my wife and i stopped by the local jeep store this morning and shes been looking for a new suv, something sporty, off-road good. she has her eyes set on the 4 door jeep wrangler rubicon anyone have anything to say about these

i was looking at them right before i bought my new taco.i couldnt see myself spending 34K for a 4door rubican.its still a jeep.the dealer kept jerking me around,so i went back to my buddy at toyota and bought my 5th toyota pick up

the new rubicon unlimited is tough as nails, but has a really boring, underpowered engine.

also its a jeep (read my avi, i have more right than most here to mock the JEEP name!)

so that solid front axle means it still rides/steers like shit. both the soft and hard tops are not insulated and drafty. to close the doors you must slam them, and rubicons sacrifice even more on road manners by carrying heavier axles with SERIOUS lockers in them, rolling on mud tires.

if all your wife wants is the "coolness" of it, she will suffer on her daily commute. if she wants a serious 4x4 thats incredibly capable on the rocks. and can handle the rough ride, drafty cabin and constant maintenance go for it.

otherwise get her an H3... once you get past the fact its a hummer, you'll realize the H3 is a fantasic compromise of capability and comfort.

The JK is a pretty nice ride. Far better on road and more comfortable than the TJ and YJ. The biggest issue I have with them (I looked at 'em before I got the taco) is that they are underpowered. Other than that they are awesome. Especially the four door.

Since I work for a Dodge/Jeep dealer I feel like I need to chime in on this, The new Jeep wrangler rubicon is an awesome jeep, The engine is underpowered slightly but is a reliable motor when maintenance is done, just like any other car. It uses the 3.8 liter motor thats been used in the Minivans since about 96. Yeah the ride isnt like a cadillac, but thats cuz its a Jeep. It does ride better than the older models, All in all I would take a new rubicon over an Fj anyday. And you cant beat a Lifetime powertrain warranty

You have to show up once every 5 years, for an inspection thats FREE, yeah if you go 60 days from the 5 year anniversary date its voided, but are you really not gonna go in for a FREE inspection? As long as you do oil changes and take care of the vehicle, your covered. Ofcourse your warranty is gonna be voided if you modify it, Theres nobody that doesnt void if modified, depends on the dealer if they'll be dicks or not, but you knew that since you worked for a dealer, yeah you do learn alot of fun things!

no I believe you misunderstood, You have to have the vehicle inspected by a certified dealer ONCE every 5 years, if you fail to schedule an inspection 60 days after that 5 year date its voided. You dont have to get the regular services done at a dealer, as long as you show maintenance records from a state certified repair shop your covered. Its harder to prove something is out of warranty than to just warranty the failed part.

yeah they would great if they would make another trd edition or the trail gear edition they were badass seems like they dont have anything special going on cept the same ol gay white top with whatever color you want combo, no thanks. they say they sell themselves cause they are novelty vehicles, funny i havent seen 2 sell on that lot in 6 months